Therein lies the problem. Zimmerman’s trial may have formally ended, but his trial in the court of public opinion continues apace. And the well-meaning but misguided Cristina Silvas, whose numbers are legion, are just the tip of the iceberg. MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry, whose name is far better known, offered up a strikingly similar commentary on national television last night following the verdict, even though she was willing to concede that the jury might have rendered the correct decision based on the evidence and the law:

And then there was Harris-Perry’s colleague, race huckster Al Sharpton, who called the verdict a “slap in the face to those who believe in justice in this country.”